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Mary Beth Hurt | |
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 Hurt at New York Barnes & Noble discussing audio book narration, July 15, 2013. | |
| Born | Mary Beth Supinger September 25, 1946 Marshalltown, Iowa, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
Mary Beth Hurt (née Supringer; born September 25, 1946)[1] is an American actress of stage and screen.[2] She is a three-time Tony Award-nominated actress.[3]
Notable films in which Hurt has appeared include Interiors (1978), The World According to Garp (1982), The Age of Innocence (1993), and Six Degrees of Separation (1993). She has also collaborated with her husband, filmmaker Paul Schrader, in such films as Light Sleeper (1992) and Affliction (1997).
Early life
Hurt was born Mary Beth Supinger in Marshalltown, Iowa, the daughter of Delores Lenore (née Andre) and Forrest Clayton Supinger. Her childhood babysitter was actress Jean Seberg, also a Marshalltown native.[4] Hurt studied drama at the University of Iowa and at New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts.[5]
Career
Hurt made her New York stage debut in 1974. She was nominated for three Tony Awards for her Broadway performances in Trelawny of the Wells, Crimes of the Heart (for which she won an Obie Award), and Benefactors.[6]
Hurt made her film debut in Woody Allen's dramatic film Interiors (1978) as Joey, the second of three sisters dealing with the emotional fallout of a family's disintegration and their mother's descent into mental illness. Other film roles include Laura in Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979); Helen Holm Garp in The World According to Garp (1982); and Regina Beaufort in Martin Scorsese's The Age of Innocence. Hurt also played Jean Seberg, in voiceover, in Mark Rappaport's 1995 documentary From the Journals of Jean Seberg.
Hurt was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female for her performance in 2006 movie The Dead Girl. For her role in Crimes of the Heart (1981) she was nominated for a BAFTA Drama Desk Award and earned an Obie Award.[5]
Personal life
Hurt was married to actor William Hurt from 1971 to 1981. She married writer/film director Paul Schrader in 1983. The couple have a daughter and a son.[7] She is close friends with fellow actor Glenn Close,[8] who understudied her in the play Love for Love in 1974.[9]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Interiors | Joey | |
| 1979 | Chilly Scenes of Winter | Laura | |
| 1980 | A Change of Seasons | Kasey Evans | |
| 1982 | The World According to Garp | Helen Holm | |
| 1985 | D.A.R.Y.L. | Joyce Richardson | |
| 1985 | Compromising Positions | Peg Tuccio | |
| 1989 | Parents | Lily Laemle | |
| 1989 | Slaves of New York | Ginger Booth | |
| 1991 | Defenseless | Ellie Seldes | |
| 1992 | Light Sleeper | Teresa Aranow | |
| 1993 | My Boyfriend's Back | Mrs. Dingle | |
| 1993 | The Age of Innocence | Regina Beaufort | |
| 1993 | Shimmer | Mother | |
| 1993 | Six Degrees of Separation | Kitty | |
| 1994 | Noisy Nora | Narrator (voice) | Short film |
| 1995 | Alkali, Iowa | June | Short film |
| 1997 | Boys Life 2 | June Gudmanson | |
| 1997 | Affliction | Lillian Whitehouse Horner | |
| 1998 | A Weekend with Wendell | Narrator (voice) | Short film |
| 1999 | Bringing Out the Dead | Nurse Constance | |
| 1999 | Leo the Late Bloomer | Narrator (voice) | Short film |
| 2000 | Autumn in New York | Dr. Sibley | |
| 2000 | The Family Man | Adelle | |
| 2005 | The Exorcism of Emily Rose | Judge Brewster | |
| 2005 | Perception | Dorothy | |
| 2006 | Lady in the Water | Mrs. Bell | |
| 2006 | The Dead Girl | Ruth | |
| 2007 | The Walker | Chrissie Morgan | |
| 2008 | Untraceable | Stella Marsh | |
| 2010 | Lebanon, Pa. | Jennette | |
| 2011 | Young Adult | Jen | |
| 2013 | The Volunteer | Donna | |
| 2018 | Change in the Air | Jo Ann Bayberry |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Ann in Blue | Off. Elizabeth Jensen | TV film |
| 1976 | Kojak | Karen Foster | Episodes: "A Shield for Murder: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 1977 | Great Performances | Caroline Mitford | Episode: "Secret Service" |
| 1979 | The Five Forty-Eight | Jane Dent | TV film |
| 1987 | Baby Girl Scott | Wendy Scott | TV film |
| 1988 | Tattingers | Sheila Bradley | Episode: "Death and Taxis" |
| 1990 | Thirtysomething | Emily Dickinson | Episode: "I'm Nobody, Who Are You?" |
| 1990 | Working It Out | Andy | Main role (12 episodes) |
| 1992 | Saturday Night Live | Guest actress | Episode: "Glenn Close/The Black Crowes" |
| 1994 | Monty | Adelaide | Episode: "The Brother of the Bride" |
| 1996 | Law & Order | Sela Dixon | Episode: "Deceit" |
| 2000 | The Beat | Eleanor | Episode: "Someone to Watch Over Me" |
| 2001 | No Ordinary Baby | Dr. Amanda Gordon | TV film |
| 2002 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Jessica Blaine-Todd | Episode: "Greed" |
| 2009 | Law & Order | Judge Gillian Berrow | Episode: "Promote This!" |
Theater
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | More Than You Deserve | Uncle Remus | |
| 1974 | Love for Love | Miss Prue | |
| 1974 | The Rules of the Game | Clara | Understudy |
| 1975 | Trelawny of the 'Wells' | Rose Trelawny | |
| 1975 | The Member of the Wedding | Frankie Addams | |
| 1976 | Boy Meets Girl | Susie | |
| 1976 | Secret Service | Caroline Mitford | |
| 1977 | The Cherry Orchard | Anya | |
| 1981 | Crimes of the Heart | Meg MaGrath | |
| 1983 | The Misanthrope | Célimène | |
| 1984 | The Nest of the Wood Grouse | Iskra | |
| 1985-1986 | Benefactors | Sheila | |
| 1989 | The Secret Rapture | Katherine Glass | |
| 1993 | One Shoe Off | Dinah | |
| 1996 | A Delicate Balance | Julia | |
| 2000 | Old Money | Saulina Webb / Sally Webster | |
| 2008 | Top Girls | Louise / Waitress | |
| 2011 | The House of Blue Leaves | Head Nun |
References
- ^ "Mary Beth Hurt". Playbill. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ Mary Beth Hurt Yahoo! biodata
- ^ Mary Beth Hurt profile at IBDb
- ^ Levy, Emanuel (1999). Cinema of Outsiders: The Rise of American Independent Film. NYU Press. p. 482. ISBN 0814751237.
- ^ a b "Mary Beth Hurt". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ "Mary Beth Hurt". Tony Awards. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ Rothstein, Mervyn (1989-11-02). "Mary Beth Hurt's Juggling Act". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
- ^ Markovitz, Adam (January 4, 2012). "Glenn Close Reflects on 10 Roles". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ Gray, Tim (April 5, 2016). "Glenn Close Looks Back on Her First Theater Role". Variety. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
